Social Monitoring Report Project No. 45084-002 Semiannual Report June 2018 Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project Prepared by Local Government Engineering Department for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank. This social monitoring report is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT RDEC BUILDING, LEVEL-3, AGARGAON, DHAKA-1207 2913-BAN (SF): Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) Project Number: 45084-002 Financed by the ADB, KFW, IFAD and Government of Bangladesh Semi Annual Social Safeguard Monitoring Report Reporting Period (January to June 2018) June 2018 Table of Contents Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 2 Purpose of the Report and Land Acquisition & Resettlement Framework ............................................................... 11 3 Social Safeguard / Resettlement Categorization ..................................................................................................... 13 4 Institutional Arrangements ....................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Resettlement Plan Implementation Organogram .................................................................................... 15 5 Appointment of Implementing NGO for Safeguards................................................................................................. 15 6 Overview of Major Safeguard Related Activities – July –December 2018 ............................................................... 16 6.1 Land Acquisition and Resettlement Issues of Road sub-proejcts ........................................................... 17 6.2 Steps for Paying Compensation to the Affected Persons ....................................................................... 19 6.3 Status of Payment of Compensation for Market Subprojects / Rural Growth Center.............................. 20 6.4 Pie-chart: Payment Status of Market sub-projects .................................................................................. 20 6.5 Payment Status of the Road Sub-proejcts .............................................................................................. 21 6.6 Road Subprojects: Ongoing Monitoring & Action Plan ........................................................................... 22 6.7 Types of Affected Person (AP) under Road sub-projects ....................................................................... 25 7 Assessment of Compensation & Payment of Replacement Cost ............................................................................ 24 8 Grievance Redress Mechanism ............................................................................................................................... 24 8.1 Grievance Redress Committees (GRC): ................................................................................................. 24 9 Grievance Redress Flow Chart ................................................................................................................................ 25 10 Potential Monitoring Indicators for Sub-projects ...................................................................................................... 26 11 Activities of Implementing NGO ............................................................................................................................... 35 11.1 Development of MIS ............................................................................................................................... 35 11.2 Formation of Focus Group ...................................................................................................................... 35 11.3 Stakeholders’ Meetings .......................................................................................................................... 35 11.4 Distribution of Booklets/Brochures .......................................................................................................... 38 12 Gender Development ............................................................................................................................................... 38 13 Indigenous Peoples Impact (IPI) .............................................................................................................................. 39 14 Background of the settlement of the indigenous people in the coastal districts of CCRIP area .............................. 39 15 Description of Indigenous People in the sub-project area ........................................................................................ 40 16 Due Diligence Reports (DDRs) ................................................................................................................................ 41 17 Way Forward – Proposed Activities ......................................................................................................................... 41 Annex01: Payment Status for Market Sub-projects with Male Female Ratio .......................................................................... 43 Annex 03: Status of Male and Female Ratio in Road Sub-projects ......................................................................................... 46 Annex 04: DDRs completed by INGO ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Annexture: 05 Monitoring Format for the Road Sub-projects for Land Acquisition .................................................................. 60 3 Updated June 2018.................................................................................................................................................................. 60 4 Glossary ADB : Asian Development Bank ADC (Rev) : Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) AH : Affected Household AP : Affected Person CIF : Climate Investment Fund CCRIP : Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Improvement Project CS : Cyclone Shelter DC : Deputy Commissioner DP : Displaced Person MSC : Management Support Consultant EA : Executing Agency EC : Entitlement Card EP : Entitled Person FGD : Focus Group Discussion GOB : Government of Bangladesh GRC : Grievance Redress Committee GRM : Grievance Redress Mechanism HH : Household ID : Identity Card IFAD : International Fund for Agricultural Development KfW : Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau JVT : Joint Verification Team km : Kilometer LA : Land Acquisition LAO : Land Acquisition Officer LA&R : Land Acquisition and Resettlement LGED : Local Government Engineering Department LGI : Local Government Institution LGRD & C : Local Government Rural Development & Cooperatives M&E : Monitoring & Evaluation MIS : Management Information System MOLGRD & C : Ministry of Local Government Rural Development & Cooperatives NGO : Non-government Organization PAPs : Project Affected Persons PD : Project Director PMU : Project Management Unit PPCR : Pilot Program for Climate Resilience PVAT : Property Valuation Advisory Team RP : Resettlement Plan SMO : Subproject Management Office SCF : Strategic Climate Fund SPCR : Strategic Program for Climate Resilience TOR : Terms of Reference UP : Union Parisad UZ : Upazilla XEN : Executive Engineer 5 Executive Summary 1. The LGED has awarded 323 subprojectsof different categories (small, medium and large) in 12 costal districts in three regions (Barisal, Khulna and Madaripur). Meanwhile, Due Diligence Reports (DDRs) for 320 (99.7%) sub-projects have already been prepared by the Implementing NGO (CCDB), and submitted to the PMO. 2. As of June 2018, CCRIP is dealing with 26 (twenty six) sub-projects for planning and implementing the land acquisition and resettlement program. Among those sub-projects, 06 ( six ) are identified as road sub-projects, and 20 ( twnenty) are market sub-projects which considered for land acquisition and resettlement programs dealing with the social safeguard policy of ADB 2009. It is further to be mentioned that among 06 road sub-projects, land acquisitions are required only for 04 road subprojects. In addition, PAPs are identified for the remaining 02 road subprojects those who have already been compensated for losing business and other properties like shops, trees etc. 3. The process of the identification for the Project Affected Persons (PAPs) and payment of compensation to the entitlements have been started since March 2016. Thus, the significant amounts of compensation dealing with the land acquisition, relocation of business